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{{Short description|American actor and writer (1906–1967)}}
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'''George Lynn''' (January 28, 1906 in [[Cumberland, Maryland]] – December 3, 1967 in [[Los Angeles]], California) was an American actor. He appeared in films such as ''[[Sinner Take All]]'' (1936), the MGM Academy Award nominated short ''[[Torture Money]]'' (1937),<ref name="Dumaux2002">{{cite book|last=Dumaux|first=Sally|title=King Baggot: A Biography and Filmography of the First King of the Movies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVI1wwVlwIMC&pg=PA257|date=1 January 2002|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-1350-8|page=257}}</ref> ''[[The Great Dictator]]'' (1940), and ''[[To Be or Not to Be (1942 film)|To Be or Not to Be]]'' (1942).<ref name="Eagan2010">{{cite book|last=Eagan|first=Daniel|title=America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=deq3xI8OmCkC&pg=PA349|date=January 2010|publisher=Continuum|isbn=978-0-8264-2977-3|page=349}}</ref> Towards the end of his career he appeared in television series such as ''[[The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin]]'' (1956–8), ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' (1959) and ''[[The Deputy (TV series)|The Deputy]]'' (1961).
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{{Infobox person
| name = George Lynn
| image = George Lynn in Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941).jpg
| caption = Lynn in ''[[Adventures of Captain Marvel]]'' (1941)
| birth_name = Peter George Lynn
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|01|28|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Cumberland, Maryland]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1967|12|03|1906|01|28|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| resting_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|writer}}
| years_active = 1936–1961
| spouse =
| relatives =
}}

'''Peter George Lynn''' (January 28, 1906 – December 3, 1967) was an American actor and writer.

==Early life==
Lynn was born January 28, 1906, in [[Cumberland, Maryland]]. He graduated from [[Washington and Lee University]] and worked as a pilot for [[Curtiss-Wright]] before he became an actor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kahn |first1=Alexander |title=Hollywood Film Shop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76990300/the-daily-notes/ |accessdate=October 15, 2019 |work=The Daily Notes |agency=United Press |date=October 29, 1937 |location=Pennsylvania, Canonsburg |page=14|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Career==
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Lynn acted in about 30 plays at the [[Pasadena Playhouse]].<ref name=":0" /> He appeared in films such as ''[[Sinner Take All]]'' (1936), the MGM Academy Award nominated short ''[[Torture Money]]'' (1937),<ref name="Dumaux2002">{{cite book|last=Dumaux|first=Sally|title=King Baggot: A Biography and Filmography of the First King of the Movies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVI1wwVlwIMC&pg=PA257|date=1 January 2002|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-1350-8|page=257}}</ref> ''[[The Great Dictator]]'' (1940), and ''[[To Be or Not to Be (1942 film)|To Be or Not to Be]]'' (1942).<ref name="Eagan2010">{{cite book|last=Eagan|first=Daniel|title=America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry|url=https://archive.org/details/americasfilmlega0000eaga|url-access=registration|date=January 2010|publisher=Continuum|isbn=978-0-8264-2977-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/americasfilmlega0000eaga/page/349 349]}}</ref> Towards the end of his career he appeared in television series such as ''[[The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin]]'' (1956–8), ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' (1959) and ''[[The Deputy (TV series)|The Deputy]]'' (1961).

Lynn was also a playwright and a contributor of material published in magazines.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Coons |first1=Robbin |title=George Lynn's Specialty Is Life Under The 'O' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37201573/george_lynn/ |accessdate=October 15, 2019 |work=The Messenger |date=November 3, 1937 |location=Kentucky, Madisonville |page=4|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Death==
Lynn died December 3, 1967, in [[Los Angeles, California]].{{Citation needed |date=December 2021}}


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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===Film===
===Film===
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* ''[[Sinner Take All]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Tough Guy (film)|Tough Guy]]'' (1936) - Patrolman (uncredited)
* ''[[Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Sinner Take All]]'' (1936) - Stephen
* ''[[Torture Money]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Torture Money]]'' (1937, Short) - Larry Martin
* ''[[Time Out for Murder]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Internes Can't Take Money]]'' (1937) - Joe (uncredited)
* ''[[Mr. Wong in Chinatown]]'' (1939)
* ''[[The Duke Comes Back (film)|The Duke Comes Back]]'' (1937) - Al
* ''[[The Lone Wolf Strikes]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo]]'' (1937) - Al Rogers
* ''[[The Great Dictator]]'' (1940)
* ''[[City Girl (1938 film)|City Girl]]'' (1938) - Steve (uncredited)
* ''[[Kit Carson (1940 film)|Kit Carson]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Island in the Sky (1938 film)|Island in the Sky]]'' (1938) - Charlie - Butler's Henchman (uncredited)
* ''[[Too Hot to Handle (1938 film)|Too Hot to Handle]]'' (1938) - Harry Harding (uncredited)
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* ''[[Saddlemates]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Time Out for Murder]]'' (1938) - Henchman Blackie
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* ''[[To Be or Not to Be (1942 film)|To Be or Not to Be]]'' (1942)
* ''[[A-Haunting We Will Go (1942 film)|A-Haunting We Will Go]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Cipher Bureau (1938 film)|Cipher Bureau]]'' (1938) - Lt. Tydall
* ''[[Newsboys' Home]]'' (1938) - Balke (uncredited)
* ''
* ''[[The Impostor (1944 film)|The Impostor]]'' (1944) - Soldier (uncredited)
* ''[[Risky Business (1939 film)|Risky Business]]'' (1939) - Jackson's Henchman (uncredited)
* ''[[Pardon Our Nerve]]'' (1939) - Bodyguard (uncredited)
* ''[[Society Smugglers]]'' (1939) - Austin
* ''[[Mystery Plane]]'' (1939) - 'Brandy' Rand
* ''[[Let Us Live]]'' (1939) - Joe Taylor
* ''[[Wolf Call (film)|Wolf Call]]'' (1939) - Father Devlin
* ''[[Mr. Wong in Chinatown]]'' (1939) - Captain Guy Jackson
* ''[[Quick Millions (1939 film)|Quick Millions]]'' (1939) - H. Jenkins 'Hank' Pierson
* ''[[The Housekeeper's Daughter]]'' (1939) - Gangster (uncredited)
* ''Buried Alive'' (1939) - Gus Barth
* ''[[The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940 film)|The Man Who Wouldn't Talk]]'' (1940) - Convict (uncredited)
* ''[[The Lone Wolf Strikes]]'' (1940) - Dorgan
* ''[[Northwest Passage (film)|Northwest Passage]]'' (1940) - Joe Turner (uncredited)
* ''[[Kit Carson (1940 film)|Kit Carson]]'' (1940) - James King
* ''[[Drums of the Desert (1940 film)|Drums of the Desert]]'' (1940) - Capt. Jean Bridaux
* ''[[The Great Dictator]]'' (1940) - Commander of Storm Troopers
* ''[[The Saint in Palm Springs]]'' (1941) - Jimmy (uncredited)
* ''[[The Penalty (1941 film)|The Penalty]]'' (1941) - George, Police Operative (uncredited)
* ''[[Adventures of Captain Marvel]]'' (1941, Serial) - Prof. Dwight Fisher [Ch. 1-6]
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* ''[[Saddlemates]]'' (1941) - LeRoque aka Wanechee
* ''[[Caught in the Draft]]'' (1941) - Pilot (uncredited)
* ''[[Criminals Within]]'' (1941) - Prof. Carroll (uncredited)
* ''[[Bombay Clipper]]'' (1942) - Bland
* ''[[Plan for Destruction]]'' (1942) - [[Rudolf Hess]]
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* ''[[To Be or Not to Be (1942 film)|To Be or Not to Be]]'' (1942) - Actor-Adjutant
* ''[[Grand Central Murder]]'' (1942) - Paul Rinehart
* ''[[A-Haunting We Will Go (1942 film)|A-Haunting We Will Go]]'' (1942) - Darby Mason
* ''[[The Secret Code (serial)|The Secret Code]]'' (1942, Serial) - Chief Stover [Ch.1]
* ''[[Commandos Strike at Dawn]]'' (1942) - German Radio Announcer (uncredited)
* ''[[G-Men vs. the Black Dragon]]'' (1943, Serial) - Pilot Thug (uncredited)
* ''[[Tarzan Triumphs]]'' (1943) - Nazi Pilot (uncredited)
* ''[[Tonight We Raid Calais]]'' (1943) - German Lieutenant
* ''[[Slightly Dangerous]]'' (1943) - 'Times' Reporter (uncredited)
* ''[[They Came to Blow Up America]]'' (1943) - Herman - Gestapo Driver (uncredited)
* ''[[Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case]]'' (1943) - Mack (uncredited)
* ''[[Hitler's Madman]]'' (1943) - 1st Officer (uncredited)
* ''[[Appointment in Berlin]]'' (1943) - Under Officer (uncredited)
* ''[[The North Star (1943 film)|The North Star]]'' (1943) - German Pilot (uncredited)
* ''[[Northern Pursuit]]'' (1943) - Johnson - Mountie (uncredited)
* ''[[The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case]]'' (1943) - Walter Burns (uncredited)
* ''[[The Impostor (1944 American film)|The Impostor]]'' (1944) - Soldier (uncredited)
* ''[[None Shall Escape]]'' (1944) - Otto - S.S. Officer (uncredited)
* ''[[None Shall Escape]]'' (1944) - Otto - S.S. Officer (uncredited)
* ''[[The Fighting Sullivans]]'' (1944) - Officer (uncredited)
* ''[[The Fighting Sullivans]]'' (1944) - Officer (uncredited)
* ''Two-Man Submarine'' (1944) - Norman Fosmer
* ''[[Two-Man Submarine]]'' (1944) - Norman Fosmer
* ''[[The Hitler Gang]]'' (1944) - SS Man (uncredited)
* ''[[The Hitler Gang]]'' (1944) - SS Man (uncredited)
* ''[[The Story of Dr. Wassell]]'' (1944) - Lt. Smith (uncredited)
* ''[[The Story of Dr. Wassell]]'' (1944) - Lt. Smith (uncredited)
* ''[[Wilson (film)|Wilson]]'' (1944) - Reporter (uncredited)
* ''[[Wilson (1944 film)|Wilson]]'' (1944) - Reporter (uncredited)
* ''[[The House of Frankenstein (film)|The House of Frankenstein]]'' (1944) - Inspector Gerlach
* ''[[The House of Frankenstein (film)|The House of Frankenstein]]'' (1944) - Inspector Gerlach
* ''[[She Gets Her Man (1945 film)|She Gets Her Man]]'' (1945) - Sinister Cameraman (uncredited)
* ''[[She Gets Her Man (1945 film)|She Gets Her Man]]'' (1945) - Sinister Cameraman (uncredited)
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* ''[[The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel]]'' (1951) - German Lieutenant (uncredited)
* ''[[The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel]]'' (1951) - German Lieutenant (uncredited)
* ''[[Fixed Bayonets!]]'' (1951) - Colonel - 26th Infantry (uncredited)
* ''[[Fixed Bayonets!]]'' (1951) - Colonel - 26th Infantry (uncredited)
* ''[[My Favorite Spy]]'' (1951) - Official (uncredited)
* ''[[My Favorite Spy (1951 film)|My Favorite Spy]]'' (1951) - Official (uncredited)
* ''[[The Bushwackers (film)|The Bushwackers]]'' (1952) - Guthrie
* ''[[The Bushwackers (film)|The Bushwackers]]'' (1952) - Guthrie
* ''Finders Keepers'' (1952) - Allen (uncredited)
* ''[[Finders Keepers (1952 film)|Finders Keepers]]'' (1952) - Allen (uncredited)
* ''[[Something to Live For (film)|Something to Live For]]'' (1952) - Kennedy Brother, Executive (uncredited)
* ''[[Something to Live For (film)|Something to Live For]]'' (1952) - Kennedy Brother, Executive (uncredited)
* ''[[The Atomic City]]'' (1952) - Robert Kalnick
* ''[[The Atomic City]]'' (1952) - Robert Kalnick
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0528685|name=George Lynn}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0528685|name=George Lynn}}



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George Lynn
Lynn in Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
Born
Peter George Lynn

(1906-01-28)January 28, 1906
Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.
DiedDecember 3, 1967(1967-12-03) (aged 61)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
Years active1936–1961

Peter George Lynn (January 28, 1906 – December 3, 1967) was an American actor and writer.

Early life

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Lynn was born January 28, 1906, in Cumberland, Maryland. He graduated from Washington and Lee University and worked as a pilot for Curtiss-Wright before he became an actor.[1]

Career

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Lynn acted in about 30 plays at the Pasadena Playhouse.[2] He appeared in films such as Sinner Take All (1936), the MGM Academy Award nominated short Torture Money (1937),[3] The Great Dictator (1940), and To Be or Not to Be (1942).[4] Towards the end of his career he appeared in television series such as The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1956–8), The Untouchables (1959) and The Deputy (1961).

Lynn was also a playwright and a contributor of material published in magazines.[2]

Death

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Lynn died December 3, 1967, in Los Angeles, California.[citation needed]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ Kahn, Alexander (October 29, 1937). "Hollywood Film Shop". The Daily Notes. Pennsylvania, Canonsburg. United Press. p. 14. Retrieved October 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Coons, Robbin (November 3, 1937). "George Lynn's Specialty Is Life Under The 'O'". The Messenger. Kentucky, Madisonville. p. 4. Retrieved October 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dumaux, Sally (January 1, 2002). King Baggot: A Biography and Filmography of the First King of the Movies. McFarland. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-7864-1350-8.
  4. ^ Eagan, Daniel (January 2010). America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry. Continuum. p. 349. ISBN 978-0-8264-2977-3.
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